Legislation to Address Puerto Rico's Political Status

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Campoy, Alvaro
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated, 2021.
Colección:Congressional Policies, Practices and Procedures Ser.
Temas:
Statehood (American politics) > Law and legislation > Puerto Rico.
Puerto Ricans > Legal status, laws, etc.
International relations.
Statehood (American politics) > Law and legislation.
Puerto Rico > Relations > United States.
Puerto Rico.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1
  • H.R. 1522, "Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act"
  • and H.R. 2070, "Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2021,"
  • Part 1(
  • Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1522, to Provide for the Admission of the State of Puerto Rico into the Union, "Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act"
  • and H.R. 2070, to Recognize the Right of the People of Puerto Rico to Call a Status Convention through Wh...
  • Statement of the Hon. Raúl M. Grijalva, a Representative in Congress from the State of Arizona
  • Prepared Statement of the Hon. Raúl M. Grijalva, Chair, Committee on Natural Resources
  • Statement of the Hon. Jenniffer González-Colón, a Resident Commissioner in Congress from the Territory of Puerto Rico
  • Prepared Statement of the Hon. Jenniffer González-Colón, Resident Commissioner in Congress from Puerto Rico
  • Statement of the Hon. Bruce Westerman, a Representative in Congress from the State of Arkansas
  • Prepared Statement of the Hon. Bruce Westerman, Ranking Member, Committee on Natural Resources
  • Statement of the Hon. Nydia Velázquez, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York
  • Statement of the Hon. Pedro R. Pierluisi, Governor of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Prepared Statement of the Hon. Pedro R. Pierluisi, Governor of Puerto Rico
  • Introduction
  • The Right to Vote as a Fundamental Human Right
  • Puerto Rico's History as a Territory of the United States
  • The Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act
  • The Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act Does Not Confer Additional Rights nor Does It Advance a Resolution to the Puerto Rico Status Question
  • Support for Statehood Has Never Been Greater and the Time to Act Is Now
  • Statement of Johanne Vélez-García, Vice President, Puerto Rico Democratic Party, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Prepared Statement of Ms. Johanne Vélez-Garćia, Vice Chair, Democratic Party of Puerto Rico
  • Statement of José Fuentes Agostini, Chair, Puerto Rico Statehood Council, Washington, DC
  • Prepared Statement of Hon. José Fuentes Agostini, Former Attorney General of Puerto Rico & Chairman of the Puerto Rico Statehood Council
  • History & Background
  • The "United States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act" & the 1998 Plebiscite
  • President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Political Status
  • The "Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2010" & the 2012 Plebiscite
  • PDP Proposes and Then Rejects a Status Convention
  • The 2.5 Million DOJ Appropriation & the 2017 Plebiscite
  • The 2020 Plebiscite
  • Implications of Puerto Rico Statehood
  • The Perils of Political Forecasting
  • Economic Growth under Statehood
  • Inherent Limitations of Territorial Economics
  • Ticking Timebomb of Population Loss
  • History Shows that Statehood Stimulates Economic Growth

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